Shloka 63

Matsya Purana — Bhīma-Dvādaśī

Devanagari script

कलिकलुषविदारिणीमनन्ताम् इति कथयिष्यति यादवेन्द्रसूनुः अपि नरकगतान्पितॄन् अशेषान् अलमुद्धर्तुमिहैव यः करोति //

Transliteration

kalikaluṣavidāriṇīmanantām iti kathayiṣyati yādavendrasūnuḥ api narakagatānpitṝn aśeṣān alamuddhartumihaiva yaḥ karoti //

Translation

He who, here and now, causes this praise to be proclaimed—“(She/This) is Anantā, the endless one who rends the defilement of Kali”—is indeed able to lift up, without remainder, even those ancestors who have fallen into hell; thus declares the son of the lord of the Yādavas.

Word by Word

• kali-kaluṣa: the impurity/defilement of the Kali age

• vidāriṇīm: (the) rending/destroying one (fem. acc. sg.)

• anantām: endless, infinite (fem. acc. sg.)

• iti: thus, in these words

• kathayiṣyati: will declare/proclaim

• yādava-indra-sūnuḥ: the son of the chief/lord among the Yādavas (i.e., Kṛṣṇa)

• api: even

• naraka-gatān: gone to hell

• pitṝn: ancestors, forefathers

• aśeṣān: without remainder, all

• alam: sufficient/competent/fully able

• uddhartum: to rescue, to lift out

• iha eva: here itself, in this very life

• yaḥ: whoever

• karoti: does, performs, causes (to be done)

Speaker

• Sūta (narratorial voice) citing the authority of Kṛṣṇa (Yādavendra-sūnu)

Entities Mentioned

• Kali (Kali-yuga)
• Yādavendra-sūnu (Kṛṣṇa)
• Pitṛs (ancestors)
• Naraka (hell realms)

Tags

• Kali-yuga
• Stotra
• Pitṛ-uplift
• Phalaśruti
• Dharma

FAQs

What does this verse reveal about the creation or dissolution (Pralaya)?

This verse is not about cosmological pralaya; it teaches a Kali-yuga remedy: proclaiming/reciting a praise described as “the endless destroyer of Kali’s defilement,” which yields liberative merit even for ancestors in naraka.

How does this verse relate to the duties of a King or Householder?

It frames a practical dharmic duty: sustaining family welfare through spiritual acts—recitation/proclamation of sacred praise for purification in Kali-yuga and for pitṛ-uplift, aligning with household śraddhā-oriented obligations and royal patronage of dharma.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu or temple-building rule appears directly; the ritual takeaway is phalaśruti-style: stotra/śravaṇa-kīrtana (devotional proclamation) is presented as potent enough to purify Kali’s taint and redeem ancestors.